auto fluid where does it go??

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gday everybody i just got hold of a P5 3 liter
its a 1959 model with auto
body number 00000047

it has 40,000 miles on the clock (whats that in ks?)
and has been stored for 20 years.

i got it going (after changing the fuel pump) and it sounds great. took it for a drive around the block and the auto slips when i stop and then go. im sure it just needs the fluid in the old borg warner replaced but i cant find a filler or cooler.

where do i add some fresh fluid?

im new to british cars but have heaps of experiance with aussie and yanky iron
and have noticed that the auto seems to be the same as aussie falcons and cortinas that had the 4.1 6cyl engine in the mid 70s BW35 (does any one know)

lastly i think you guys have a great website that i will be visiting a lot now that i have my ROVER 3 LITER SALOON (is that how i say it)??

cheers Rod

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sorry one more thing

what is the PCD and offset of the wheels fitted to the P5??

cheers Rod

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sorry for all the Qs
but ive been looking at your website and it looks like all rovers of the vintage i have are suposed to have leather and wood.

mine dosnt have these things.
around the windows it has like a vynal covered plastic
and the seats have a canvas type thing thats called HOUNDS TOOTH (it smells like an old tent)

mabe rover thought these things would not last well in Australia (they would be right)
i have a 1999 ford fairlane concorde with leather trim and it shrunk and cracked about 4 years ago

sorry for all the Qs i LOVE MY ROVER

cheers Rod

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Hi Rod welcome to the converted, the year would suggest yours is a very early MK1. Does it have drum brakes and perspex vents over the top of the windows.
If yes then the auto is a borg warner DG box,the BW35 was only used on late models such as my MK3 coupe and 3.5 sedan.
Please be carefull which auto trans fluid you use,search this site on that subject.(brilliant site ;D).
If by any chance you are in Adelaide I could let you see the workshop manual.
Join a club, Rover clubs are going from strength to strength in Australia.

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Hi Rod welcome to the converted, the year would suggest yours is a very early MK1. Does it have drum brakes and perspex vents over the top of the windows.


yes it does have drum brakes and the plastic thingys at the top of the windows

where do i top up the trans fluid??

im at Budgewoi on the NSW Central Coast.

i would love to join a ROVER club but there isnt one up my way as far as i know???

thanks for the quick response!!

cheers Rod

[Phil Nottingham]

You have a very rare raly Mk1 so look after it. The gearbox filler is under the transmission tunnel via a rubber plug.

If you hav edriven with it slipping you may have damaged it as theese boxes are so vert sensitive to low or incorrect fluid- read all about it on other posts

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still cant find where the fluid goes.

[Phil Nottingham]

Lift up the tunnel carpet and remove a lrage rubber grommet (on the left) the dipstick/filler is underneat with an oval shaped handle

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thanks for that.
and here i was trying to find by sticking my hand
down the between the car and tranny lol